Another Jones Alumni, Kennadee Smith! Making us proud!
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#EMPLOYEEOFQUARTER
Congratulations to JHS Alumni, Trey Dorrell! Trey is one of two OSU CEAT students that was selected to receive a Goldwater Scholarship! Way to go Trey! Making Jones proud!
https://news.okstate.edu/articles/engineering-architecture-technology/2024/two_ceat_students_awarded_goldwater_scholarships.html
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Students from Ms. Norman's Art classes competed in USAO's annual Montmartre Festival yesterday!
Congratulations to JHS Senior Ripken Wallace and JHS Junior Jair Quinonez for taking home bronze medals at the USAO Scholastic Meet yesterday! Ripken placed in Chemistry and Jair placed in Anatomy.
JHS Student athletes competed in area Special Olympics at Putnam City today! They did amazing.
Floyd and Christian placed first in Turbo Jav, Sophia placed second in Turbo Jav and Levi placed 5th
Sophia placed second in 100 m run
Christian placed second in 100 m run
Levi placed first in 100 m walk
WAY TO GO LONGHORNS
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#SPECIALOLYMPICS
Due to the possibility of severe weather, all after-school activities for today have been canceled.
JPS Community Shelter Procedures
- Outside school hours 7:30am -4:00pm
-Shelter Open at JES after Tornado sirens are activated for town of Jones
-Park in South Lots off Montana
-Enter through Southwest Library door
🤘Stay safe, Longhorns
Enrollment is now open for the 2025 NYC trip! Follow this link to enroll. 8th graders who will be in 9th grade next year are also welcome to come on the trip! Let Ms. Bennington know if you have any questions at lbennington@jonesps.org
www.efexploreamerica.com/2736991TB
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/241/Jones_High_School/4131807/From_Jones_High_School_to_Times_Square_Your_NYC_Adventure_Awaits__Late_May_2025_.pdf
Don't miss out on your 2024 Jones Yearbook. We have 108 copies left to sell. Buy online at jostensyearbooks.com or bring $60 cash or a check (made out to Jones Public Schools) to your school. If we sell 10 more yearbooks, we will have an online cover reveal.
JHS Sophomores and Juniors that are wanting to enroll in full time program at EOC Next year. Iguana nights are fast approaching. YOu will have to schedule an appointment for one of the iguana nights to go over with parent to complete enrollment. If you completed initial form during course selection you should have received an email. If not the link sign up for iquana night is below
Pre-enrollment for EOC Tech is wrapping up this week. Iguana Nights will be held on April 2nd, 11th, and 16th at 5pm and 6:30pm. The link is available here for signup. New students, including current Explorers, are expected to attend one Iguana Night session. Current full-time students are exempt from Iguana Night attendance. Future Explorers (Current 9th graders) are also exempt from Iguana Night.
Potential Students were sent the following:
Good afternoon! Pre-enrollment at EOC Tech Center is wrapping up. The next step for potential new students will be attendance at Iguana Night! Please join us for a session on April 2nd, April 11th, or April 16th. You can choose either a 5pm or 6:30pm session. To sign up for an Iguana Night session please follow the link below, and select the date/time that works best for you. Only one ticket is needed per potential new student (parent(s)/guardian(s) are included in the student ticket).
For CURRENT EOC Tech full-time students: please turn your enrollment paperwork into Student Services. Current full-time students are exempt from Iguana Night attendance. Future Explorers (Current 9th graders) are also exempt from Iguana Night. Your HS Counselor will place you in the Explore session that works with your schedule.
If you have any questions please call Student Services at 405-390-5333. Eventbrite Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iguana-night-tickets-856318510717?aff=oddtdtcreator
If you have any students or parent(s)/guardian(s) that we need to add to our Remind messages, we will be happy to.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We appreciate you working through this new process with us. We are excited to see how it unfolds!
Have a great day!
NOTE: Current full-time students are exempt from Iguana Night attendance. Future Explorers (Current 9th graders) are also exempt from Iguana Night.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iguana-night-tickets-856318510717?aff=oddtdtcreator
April marks the start of State Testing at JHS. All Juniors (and any Seniors who did not test last year) are required to test.
⚾️SCHEDULE UPDATE⚾️ Tonight's baseball game has been cancelled and tomorrow a double header will be played at home.
On Saturday, April 13th from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.., in the Allied Health Building at OSU-OKC (440 N. Portland Ave. OKC, OK 73107), Congresswoman Bice will be hosting a Service Academy Day. This event is for students 7th grade and older who live in Oklahoma’s Fifth Congressional District and may be interested in attending a United States Service Academy. Attached to this e-mail is a flyer announcing the event.
Service Academy Day will feature representatives from the various service academies who will give an overview of their academy, the application process, and answer questions from students and parents. This is an excellent opportunity for interested students to learn more about the United States Service Academies.
Students must RSVP to contact.bice@mail.house.gov. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Congresswoman Bice’s office at (405) 300-6890 or at this e-mail address with any questions.
JHS Students looking for volunteer community service hours: See attached flyer about wonderful opportunity with Children's Hospital. Applications are due by March 22
Join us for OU's largest open house event for high school juniors (and incoming juniors) at Sooner Saturday! Students will have the opportunity to go on a campus tour, view our various living communities, explore the academic programs on campus, engage with student organizations, and gain resources on paying for college. PLUS the OU Football Spring Game will be taking place following Sooner Saturday at 1PM, and discounted tickets will be available to purchase upon registration of Sooner Saturday. Attached is a schedule and registration is open and will fill up quickly. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Registration Link- https://hello.ou.edu/register/SoonerSaturday2024
SCHEDULE
7:00 to 8:15 AM - Event Check-In
8:30 AM - Opening Session & Welcome
9:30 AM to 12:15 PM - Build Your Sooner Saturday Experience
OU Campus Walking Tours
Explore Residential Housing Options
Get Involved! Meet & Greet with Student Organizations and Campus Resources
Visit Academic Colleges: Open Houses
Paying for OU Informational Sessions (offered for both Oklahoma Residents & Non-Residents)
🤘JPS would like to CONGRATULATE our District Teacher of the Year, Jake Fielder🤘 Jake's professionalism and commitment for All Things Jones positively impact our Longhorns daily! This is a well-deserved honor.
Congratulations to JHS Senior, Elizabeth Cavett!
Elizabeth has been accepted to Southeastern Oklahoma State University into the Musical Theatre Program. Elizabeth is receiving a $1,500 scholarship for the theatre program each semester. Elizabeth was recently offered the Emerging Vocal Artist Scholarship from the Department of Music for $500 each semester and accepted into the Music program as her minor. Total value of these scholarships is $16000.00 over her four years. Way to go Elizabeth!!
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Ticket link for tonight's game in Yukon! #TTHL#WHYNOTUS
https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/59075110/ossaa-high-school-basketball-week-2-yukon-session-2-class-3a-girls-march-8-friday-630-pm-8pm-oklahoma-city-jim-norick-arena-okc-fairgrounds
🏫🎒Reminder🎒🏫: Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week, followed by the start of Spring Break on Friday!
